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RWI was a great place for a quiet relaxing vacation.CHECK INWe arrived at the resort around 12 noon, check in is at 3PM, however upon arrival we were informed that our rooms were ready for us, a pleasent surprise. My wife and I stayed in 715,a first floor, garden view unit, one bedroom.ROOMThe room was deligtful. It was everything we could ask for, full kitchen, which we used to prepare breakfast and lunch. Bedroom was large as was the living area. Everything was quite clean and maid service was fine. The view from our patio was lush and relaxing, overlooking the quiet pool. I must say that this was probably the quietest resort I have ever stayed at. We were very satisfied with the room.POOLSI must confess that we didn't spend much time at the pool, the beach is too beautiful to leave. At the end of the day we did use the hot tub and it was a delicious way to end the day. The pools were clean and well cared for,BEACHThis was the star of the show!!!! The beach is the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. Miles of pure white sand and the water has to be seen to be seen to be belived,blue, green changing with the the time of the day, made for perfect relaxation. The first two days we were there the water was like a sheet of glass, the second two days there was some waves but even then, if you wanted to you could spend hours relaxing in the water. The beach guy was very helpful in setting us up in lounges and umbrellers and supplying floats for us to laze on in the water. We went to spend a few days at a beach and we could not have asked for more.DININGThe Mango Reef was sensational. Had breckfast, lunch and dinner there over the course of four days. The amount of food was excessive and the prices were somewhat high, but the food was spectacular. I highly recommend it. We also ate at Coco Bistro and Hemminways. Each was expensive, but, your on vacation. I thought the food at Coco Bistro was better then Hemmingways. My only real complaint with these two places were that they were so dark. I like to see my food and the lighting in both places made that near impossible.We also went to the IGA to lay in some supplies. There was some sticker shock at the prices for groceries. You have to keep in mind that everything is shipped in so everything was almost double the price of what we pay at home. Case of Corona was $40.00. Be prepared.CONCLUSIONA very relaxing vacation. Eveyone at the resort was polite and friendly. The facilities were more then satisfactory. The beach was magnificent. All in all, a wonderful time was had by all.

We stayed at the RWI starting on Novemebr 16, 2008. The weather was perfect (although it did get a little windy at the end) and the beaches are the best I've seen in the Caribbean.We stayed in an oceanfront one bedroom and the room was impeccable. The only thing I ever have to complain in Mexico and the Caribbean is the beds are very hard and they hurt my hips and back. I have not yet found a resort that has soft beds (like at the Starwood Hotels) but again that is our preference. I must be in the minority.We came to Provo to relax and do nothing else and the RWI is perfect for that. We met great people from, Saratoga- NY, New Jersey and New Hampshire. The staff was very friendly. We did take the snorkeling tour that was recommended out at the tour desk and we felt at least for us it was not worth the money and next year will try another company.

The mix drinks at the bar are wonderful ( with about 5-6 shots of liquor in each drink!) Mango Reef was a good restuarant. We walked the beach to Hemingways and had an outstanding meal. We also walked the beach to the seaside cafe and had a half lobster special for $17.00. It was incredible. We also ate at the Bella Luna Ristorante which is a short walk from RWI. If you get there before 7Pm you can get a 3 course price fix meal, which was really worth the money. The owner was charming and the food was delicious. No dining in Provo is cheap, but we decided to eat in for breakfast and lunch and then spend our food money for dinner. Each apartment is equiped with a full kitchen including a coffee maker so we brought bagels, cereal, crackers etc. We took a trip to the IGA ( I will never say NY is expensive again!) and got only the essentials because the prices are pretty steep. We also brought our own liquor but found we really didn't need to as the liquor store was a bit cheaper!

We are definitely returning next year and returning guests get a 10% discount!

Liked — room was great as was the beach

Disliked — hard bed

Stayed November 2008, traveled as a couple

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Flew from London Heathrow to Provo via BA...first class service and well worth the money..On arrival was met by Grace Bay car hire people...found RWI and found them shall we say indifferent to the British but fell over themselves to suck up to Americans and Canadians. Room was a studio which was clean and functional, cleaned every day but showing the signs of use..Bed was terrible (old springs causing lumps and bumps) and caused bad problems for us..Pool was lovely but small, beach was perfect.. Its just far enough away from Club Med not to hear the noise..found it was too far for a short walk to the main places to eat and the local bar was both expensive and mainly served fist (which I cant eat). Hemmingways we felt was better but all to their own..The Sands was a better place generally and if we had a choice of staying at either one again I wold pick the Sands.. Pool was better and the restaurant we felt was better. Not much more to add except we loved the place, Grace Bay is stunning..

We came down to TCI over the Thansgiving week to enjoy a little Scuba Diving. We dove with Dive Provo who did a fantastic job and picked us up at the hotel each morning. Our room was a garden view studio that was very nice. The kitchnette has a microwave, refrigerator, toaster and coffee pot. A full set of glasses, plates, silverware and even a few basic cooking utensils were supplied.

We are from Atlanta and not used to cold water so to us the pool was a bit too cold for our liking but the hot tub is huge and seldomly had more than two other people in it. The Mango reef restaurant on premisis had good to very good food. Breakfast was about $20 US and lunch or dinner $50-$75 for two. We bought our own snacks (chips, nuts, granola bars etc.) and were able to keep left overs in the nice sized refrigerator in the room. The portions for dinner were large and usually we had enough left overs from the evening before that we could make a nice lunch/snack in the room.

We were on the side of the hotel that faces Club Med and the only time we heard any noise from them was if we stepped outside. Even then all we heard was good island music (very faintly) and the sounds of people having a good time. Certainly not anything that could be considered annoying.

Next door is a nice small casino and free drink coupons for the casino are available at the front desk of the hotel. Drinks at the casino are not free while you are playing and your limited to one drink coupon per person. Across the street is Coco Bistro which is probably the most beautiful outdoor restaurant you will ever eat at. There are more palm trees than tables and the food is very good. Without wine I think our dinner there was about $70.00 for two.

Liked — Great value for a modern, clean comfortable room with Kitchenette

Disliked — It's an $10-$20 taxi ride each way to downtown and some of the other nice restaruants

Stayed November 2008, traveled as a couple

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We were married on the beach in front of RWI on Nov. 10th. After tons of research (especially here on tripadvisor) we decided to stay here. Undeniably, one of the best places on Grace Bay. The staff were awesome throughout our 8 day stay. We upgraded to an Oceanfront room after the first night because we wanted to hear the waves from our balcony(Residence #1 is the only building directly on the beach if you want to request). Well worth the $35 more per night since we were in Residence #8, furthest from the beach. Mango Reef is perfect. Plenty of variety to eat everyday for all meals if you wanted to. The bar is good for a low-key evening and a chance to meet a few people, no dancing or anything crazy going on...very chill. The pools are beautiful and the hot tub a nice place to relax in the evening. The grounds and gardens are beautiful. We saw gardeners out hand clipping plants every day. The beach staff are very helpful and always around to provide chairs, towels, kayaks, or hobie cats. Compared to Grace Bay Club (right next door) and Ocean Club West, RWI is perfect for the money. Drinks at Grace Bay are double what they were anywhere else, and both places were pretty dead...didn't see anyone on the beach and just a couple of people at the restaurant (it was offseason). Ocean Club's pool was pretty cool though if that's what you fly to TCI for? You could hear Club Med when you were walking around outside at night, but definitely not loud enough to bother anyone. Didn't hear or see any construction going on nearby. The condos at Grace Bay Club look almost complete so it could have been an issue in the past, but definitely not now.

We would go back tomorrow if we could. Don't get hung up on people's small and insignicant complaints. You're in paradise and if people not greeting you as soon as you get out of your cab or people having some fun next door is going to ruin your trip...stay home!

Stayed November 2008, traveled as a couple

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we spent a week at rwi. i knew what to expect from the advice on trip advisor. we were upgraded to an oceanview. it was a great start. . everyone one was friendly, if you greeted them properly. the rooms were clean. did not have any problems with the staff or noise from club med as others have noted. while in the room could not here any noise. there is no construction close either. we used the bikes and the computer while there. we walked every where. to us everything was in walking distance. but we like to walk. walked while it was dark as well and no problems. but it did get dark around six since the time changed. we enjoyed coyaba ,within walking distance, the service is great. coco bistro is nice and food is good. mango reef has good food as well and you don't have to leave the resort. it was a very nice vacation.

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